Read more Exxon Mobil stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/31202/exxon-mobil.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 12:50:35 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/68893/dow-up-56-on-oil-gold.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagStocks posted solid gains today as commodity prices rose, the Wall Street Journal reports. Oil jumped $3.08 to $71.28 a barrel and gold crossed the $1,000-an-ounce mark. Commodity-producing stocks Exxon, Chevron, and Alcoa all saw gains as a result. The Dow added 56 points to close at...http://www.newser.com/story/68893/dow-up-56-on-oil-gold.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 08 Sep 2009 15:21:44 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66905/exxon-admits-killing-birds-will-pay-600k.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagExxon has pleaded guilty in federal court and agreed to pay $600,000 in fines over the deaths of dozens of birds at its drilling and production facilities, the Los Angeles Times reports. The 85 birds, including owls, waterfowl, and hawks, died after being exposed to hydrocarbons at Exxon's natural...http://www.newser.com/story/66905/exxon-admits-killing-birds-will-pay-600k.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 14 Aug 2009 8:03:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64342/exxon-to-invest-600m-in-algae-based-fuel.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagExxon Mobil, the biggest oil company in the world, will invest $600 million in turning algae into fuel, the New York Times reports. Known for blowing off concerns about global warming and dismissing biofuels—its CEO famously called ethanol “moonshine”—Exxon Mobil has in fact been researching alternative fuels for...http://www.newser.com/story/64342/exxon-to-invest-600m-in-algae-based-fuel.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 14 Jul 2009 7:37:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/61500/stocks-oil-jump-together.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagStocks jumped at the open today, with the Dow up 61 points, the Nasdaq adding 0.5%, and the S&P gaining 0.7%, powered by strong moves in its energy and basic materials sectors. That was due in part to the surge in fuel prices, with oil clearing $71 a...http://www.newser.com/story/61500/stocks-oil-jump-together.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 10 Jun 2009 8:49:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/57660/exxon-mobil-profits-plunge-58-on-low-oil-prices.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagExxon Mobil’s first-quarter profit fell 58% from the previous year to $4.6 billion—its lowest profit in more than 5 years—as the world's largest publicly traded oil company, along with the rest of the industry, saw gas prices deflate dramatically. This time last year crude was in the...http://www.newser.com/story/57660/exxon-mobil-profits-plunge-58-on-low-oil-prices.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 30 Apr 2009 7:57:20 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/56634/exxon-retakes-top-spot-in-fortune-500.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagExxon Mobil snagged a whopping $443 billion in revenue to unseat Wal-Mart from the top spot in this year's Fortune 500 list, CNN reports. The two behemoths thrived on jacked-up oil prices and the recession respectively, but the picture was a lot bleaker for most of the rest of the...http://www.newser.com/story/56634/exxon-retakes-top-spot-in-fortune-500.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 20 Apr 2009 6:00:56 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/55630/big-oil-blows-off-obamas-clean-energy-push.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAs the Obama administration seeks to spearhead a $150 million clean-energy overhaul, oil firms are conspicuously not getting on board—they're staying on the sidelines and, in many cases, betting against it, the New York Times reports. Shell is freezing its development work on wind, solar and hydrogen power, after...http://www.newser.com/story/55630/big-oil-blows-off-obamas-clean-energy-push.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 08 Apr 2009 8:18:35 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/54341/exxon-chevron-scramble-to-protect-40b-cash-booty.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIn times like these, everyone’s got problems. Exxon and Chevron? Finding safe places to stash $40 billion they stockpiled while oil prices were stratospheric last summer. “The biggest challenge we’ve had is making sure all the cash is there every morning,” Exxon’s CEO tells Bloomberg, adding of his treasurer, “I...http://www.newser.com/story/54341/exxon-chevron-scramble-to-protect-40b-cash-booty.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 25 Mar 2009 11:22:33 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/49456/exxon-breaks-own-profit-record-with-45b-haul.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBuoyed by last year's spike in crude prices, Exxon Mobil Corp. today reported a profit of $45.2 billion for 2008, breaking its own record for a US company, even as its fourth-quarter earnings fell 33% from a year ago. The previous record for annual profit was $40.6 billion,...http://www.newser.com/story/49456/exxon-breaks-own-profit-record-with-45b-haul.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 30 Jan 2009 8:13:02 CST